Karate’s New Kid

Jaden Smith isn’t just movie royalty—he’s also a star in his own right. He made his big-screen debut playing the heartbreakingly homeless son of dear old dad himself, Will Smith, in 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness, and now he’s jumping out of papa’s shadow, starring alongside Jackie Chan in the upcoming remake of The Karate Kid. Doubters, don’t laugh—unless you want a crane kick to the cranium! Related: “Rising Son: The New Karate Kid,” by Krista Smith.

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An outtake from the Karate Kid’s Vanity Fair photo shoot in Los Angeles.